Wednesday, July 23, 2008

On The Road To Recovery

Well, the surgery is done and Steph is handling it like she handles everything, with grace and Toughness.

The Surgery went a bit longer than we anticipated (between 5 and 6 hours). We arrived at ST Mary's at Noon, and Steph was not taken back for surgery until around 3pm, and did not make it to her room until somewhere around Midnight. Long day for everyone.

Dr Kim, was pleased with the way the entire surgery went. He stated that Steph had no complications. The good Doctor also took pictures of the colon after he removed it, and showed them to us.....Really Cool Stuff. (maybe if we get a copy we will share them with you?).

Steph did not sleep much last night as we were tackling the pain issue. We all know, Steph loves to try new things, including pain meds. We are currently on Dilodin, Cause the morphine was not up to the job (made her very itchy).

Steph's experience at ST Mary's has been very good so far. The Doctors and Nurses here are great, always willing to help and eager to make Steph's recovery as painless and comfortable as possible. The two Nurses that are caring for Steph (Molly, and Laura) are two of the best nurses I have ever seen. Their bedside manner is awesome. What a great Hospital.

Overall Steph is doing great, and We hope to get her home by Saturday.

25 comments:

Mandy
said...

So glad everything went well!! Thanks for the update, I've been checking in every couple of hours!! Steph, I'm so glad you stopped by to say goodbye, sorry I won't be here after you get home to help you out. Hope you get home soon!!

Steph, Scott, Dee and Jim ,WE are so pleased that the news is positive on Steph's surgery! Steph is strong and that will help her through the rest of the journey. It must have been an eternity waiting for her to come out of surgery. You are all wonderful and we love you!Randy, Pam, Jessi, Nicki, Mark and Christine

I was so excited when I opened the blog and there was your cute face staring back at me! What a relief. I drove your Dad crazy last night texting him for updates.Glad the nurses are treating you well. You are one tough little cookie!Love,Aunt Paula

Good job Steph! You've made it this far! I hope the surgery was the hard part and its all down hill from here. Now you have to learn to live your new life style. You can do this! Thanks for blogging Scott. And don't forget to take care of yourself too Scott. Love ya, Aunt Deb

About me

My name is Steph. At the age of 29 I was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). This blog is my journey through life with this disease.
I hope to use this blog to provide a way for friends and family to know what I am going through both mentally and physically. I also hope to provide a place for others w/ this disease to see that they are not alone.